ZIP 23888 · Wakefield
Who lives in ZIP code 23888 (Wakefield, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wakefield, VA · Sussex County
uszips 2026
People2,528
Median age36.1
Household income$66,558
Home value$208,492
Median rent$938/mo
Poverty11.1%
College degree+23.1%
Commute42 min
Place
- Metro area
- Richmond, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,018
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 83.8% are adults.
Household income
36.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,771.
Education (adults 25+)
28.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.9%
- Never married
- 38.8%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 43.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.6%
- Rent burden
- 21.8%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 14.1%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.